Eleven Point River
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The Eleven Point River is a 138 miles (222.1 km) river in southern Missouri
and northern Arkansas
, United States
. It originates near Willow Springs, Missouri
. It more than doubles in flow when Greer Spring
Branch runs into it, adding over 200 million USgals (757,082.4 m³) of water per day to the river. The name derives from the Mississippi Valley French word pointe, which is a wooded point of land marking a river bend. Voyageurs marked distance by counting these points of land or river bends. The river flows into the Spring River
southwest of Pocahontas
near the small town of Black Rock
.
In 1968 a 44.4 miles (71.5 km) stretch was named the Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River
, one of the original eight rivers chosen to be part of the United States
National Wild and Scenic River
s System.
Streams, springs, and settlements were named for early settlers, or after incidents that occurred during pioneer days.
The spikes in horns of deer invariably are even in number. One day when one of the Huddleston boys killed a buck with eleven prongs or points on his horns as the deer was swimming the river above Thomasville, Mo. The settlers immediately named the stream Eleven Points. It is still known by this name today.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
and northern Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It originates near Willow Springs, Missouri
Willow Springs, Missouri
Willow Springs is a city in Howell County, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains of the United States. The population was 2,147 at the 2000 census.- History :...
. It more than doubles in flow when Greer Spring
Greer Spring
Greer Spring is a first magnitude spring located in the southeast portion of the Ozark Plateau, in Oregon County in far south-central Missouri within the boundaries of the Mark Twain National Forest...
Branch runs into it, adding over 200 million USgals (757,082.4 m³) of water per day to the river. The name derives from the Mississippi Valley French word pointe, which is a wooded point of land marking a river bend. Voyageurs marked distance by counting these points of land or river bends. The river flows into the Spring River
Spring River (Arkansas)
The Spring River is a 57-mile long river which flows through the U.S. states of Missouri and Arkansas.The Spring River consists of two branches, the South Fork of the Spring River and the Spring River proper....
southwest of Pocahontas
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Pocahontas is a city in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, its population of the city is 6,765. The city is the county seat of Randolph County....
near the small town of Black Rock
Black Rock, Arkansas
Black Rock is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. The population was 717 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Black Rock is located at ....
.
In 1968 a 44.4 miles (71.5 km) stretch was named the Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River
Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River
The Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River is a stretch of the spring-fed Eleven Point River in the Ozarks of southern Missouri set aside for preservation by Congress in 1968. The designated part of the river stretches from Thomasville to State Highway 142...
, one of the original eight rivers chosen to be part of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States.The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was an outgrowth of the recommendations of a Presidential commission, the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission...
s System.
See also
- List of Missouri rivers
- Irish WildernessIrish WildernessThe Irish Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Missouri. The United States Congress designated it a wilderness in 1984. The Irish Wilderness is located within the Eleven Point Ranger District, of the Mark Twain National Forest, northeast of Alton, Missouri...
- List of Arkansas rivers
Streams, springs, and settlements were named for early settlers, or after incidents that occurred during pioneer days.
The spikes in horns of deer invariably are even in number. One day when one of the Huddleston boys killed a buck with eleven prongs or points on his horns as the deer was swimming the river above Thomasville, Mo. The settlers immediately named the stream Eleven Points. It is still known by this name today.